Adjustable shade protector



Jail. 8, 1924. 1,480,387 v H. Y. GARRETT I ADJUSTABLE SHADE PROTECTOR Filed June a, 1922' Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

"U IT STATES HENRY YOUNG GARRETT, or ATLANTA," anemia;

nmus'ranrn SHADE PROTECTOR.

Application filed June 5,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY YOUNG GAR", RE'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Shade Protectors, of which the following is a'specification. p

This invention has reference to an adjustable window-shade and provides an attachment designed to raise and lower the shade to allow light and ventilation at the top of the window and to permit the lowering of the upper sash Without interference from the shade. l p

The invention further provides an adjustable shade protector and carrier which is adjustable'to fitany window and which serves to protect the shade from dustor moisturewhe'nthe window is opened from thetop l a With these and other objects in view, which will become apparent-as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of-parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several ifigures, of which? Figure 1 is an elevation of a, window casing with the attachment in place thereon I, p 1

- igure 2 is a similar vilew showing a modification of the invention; and

Figure 3 is a detailed view of one; end of the shade carrier,- disclosing the bracket for supporting theshade.

Describing the invention in detail, 10 designates the window casing to which the attachment is applied, the samecornprising a cylindrical tube or casing 11 which is split; 7, a p v U h a I the protector and shade 1s raised and longitudinally, as at 12, to permit of expansion over the rolled up part of shade 13 and is preferably formed of telescoped sections which are adjustable to fit any size window. This tube provides a protector for the shade, and has fastened thereto at each end a bracket 14, having a depending portion 15 which supports one end of shade roller 16 and an outstanding portion 17 which engages a guide wire 18. Guide wires 18 are connected with the window casing at the top and bottom by screw eyes 19 and are stretched taut in order that the protector and shade may be held to the casing by the slide portions 1922.;seria1 No. 565,921.

17, whichslide I are provided with fingers 20- defining a slot 21 and having guide wires pass when entering the slots,

overlapping 1 ends. 22 between which the the said fingers being spaced {horizontally from one another, as. shown, to permit the wireto pass thereb'etween when the-attachment is turned at the proper angle. The de pending portion 15 ofthe brackets are provided, respectively, with a slot and an openin the usual manner, 1 y

The shade andprotector are suspended by flexible members" 23, which windfiaround spools 2 i carri ed 1 by a rotatable rod posed across thetop oi the window casing;

ing to support the ends' of the shade roller 28 on the casing Set screws29 are p-ro- 'vided on section 2 5 f for holding the parts in adjusted relations Section 26; has a sprocket A 3O ilfiked thereon, around which passes an endless operatingchain 31, the

lower yendnof the chain passingaround-a drive sprocket 32. Drive sprocket 32fis mounted inabracket 33 fastened to the side of. the casing as shownat 34, and suitable operating means are provided for turning v the sprocket to propel-the chain, whereby theflexiblemembers 23 arecaused tom-w nd or unwindjfroi'n the spools 24 for raising or lowering; the "shade. Itv ,willi 'thus be seen that the shade andprotector ,may be vmoved to desired position along "the guides and, hence, y be loweredbelowthe 7 top or, the .windowto obtain. light or ventilaa tion, v the protector f serving to shield; the shade-from dust omoisturefwhen'l theflwine f In f the 'fljnodification;,shown in Figure 52,

owered by means of a counterbalance weight 35 which is attached to the protector by two cords 36 extending from the weight up through screw eyes 19 to each end of the protector where they are attached to shade brackets 14. By merely raising or lowering the weight, the position of the protector and shade may be varied to any extent. If desired, the attachment may be used without the counterbalance weight in which event the end of the cord would be engaged around a catch 37 fastenedto one side of the window casing, and, likewise, a wooden bar maybe substituted for. the protector tube, thus very-materially reducing the cost of the attachment. 7 r

The construction of the device is such that the whole attachment may be taken down for any purpose by merely unscrewing screw-eyes 19, or the protector and shade may be removed intact from the guides by disengaging the spring fingers from the guideywires, the opening in the protector enabling the shade to be conveniently removed therefrom or replaced therein at any time. Consequently, repairs maybe quickly and expeditiously made. 1

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention can'be readily understood and that further detailed description is not required.

In practice, I have found that the form of'my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above description as the preferred embodiment, is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts,may bere- .sitioned transversely between the sorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention.

.I-Iaving thusdescribed my invention, and without enumerating variations and equivalents, what I desire protected by Letters Patent is as set forth in the following claims 1. An attachment of the character specified, comprising spaced guides, a shade shield of adjustable telescopic sections, posaid guides, a plate secured to each end of the shield extending beyond the ends thereof for engagement with the guides, a depending portion struck from the plate-for holding the shade roller, and means for raising and lowering the said shield on the guides.

2. An. attachment of the character specified, comprising spaced guides, a movable shade shield positioned transversely between the guides, means for moving the said shield, a shade bracket plate at each end ofmeans for raising and lowering the said shield and protector between the guides.

4. An attachment of the character specified, comprising spaced guides, a shade shield and'protectorpositioned between the said guides and consisting of a tube of relatively adjustable telescopic sections presenting alongitudinally extending slot through which the rolled up part of the shade is adapted to pass, said shield having plates at each end with depending portions struck therefrom for engaging the en s of the shade roller to hold the shade within'the tube, saidplates extending outwardly from opposite ends of the shield to engage the said guides, and means for raising and lowering the said shield between the said guides.

5. An attachment of the'character specified comprising spaced guides, a shade shield of adjustable telescopic sections positioned transversely between the said guides,

embodying a horizontal top. section for {securement to the shield, at downwardly and right angularly' bent section integral with the top section and formed with means to engage one end of "the'shade, a guide engaging section likewise integral-with the top'section projecting inoffset relation from the outer end thereof, and means for raising and lowering the said shield. on the guides.

This 2nd day of June, 1922.

HENRY YOUNG GARRETT.

Witnesses:

a. F. Fox, W. L. (30cm. 

